
James DeGale May Vacate if Groves Won't Budge
JAMES DeGALE fears he will never defend his British title if he does not fight bitter rival George Groves next.
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JAMES DeGALE fears he will never defend his British title if he does not fight bitter rival George Groves next.

NOT so long ago, the meeting of two unbeaten American world champions would have been a huge event.

James DeGale says he wouldn't have a problem fighting WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch.

James DeGale says he wants to win a Lonsdale belt outright - although he might not have enough time to do it.

James DeGale has every reason to feel optimistic going into 2011, the 2008 Olympic middleweight gold medallist won his first major title as a pro last December by stopping Liverpool's Paul Smith in nine rounds. DeGale travelled into the lion's den for that one, vying for the title in front of Smith's voracious hometown support.

On this very website, promoter Frank Warren expressed his interest in making an immediate deal for a fight between unbeaten super middleweight prospect James DeGale (9-0, 7KOs) and former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32KOs). Pavlik's manager, Cameron Dunkin, told BoxingScene.com that a fight with DeGale is only interesting if Warren lays down the proper dollars on the table.